An initial draft of a statement released Tuesday by former President Donald Trump reportedly took aim at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s physical appearance. A portion that said McConnell “had too many chins” was left out of the toned-down final statement, according to a report from Politico released Tuesday evening. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political leaders like Senator Mitch McConnell at the helm,” Trump said in the released statement. “His lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality has rapidly driven him from majority leader to minority leader. And it will only get worse.” WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican congressional leaders and members of Trump’s cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) Though Trump personally dictated the statement, Politico reported that Trump adviser Jason Miller “took the lead in writing the final version of the statement.” Miller reportedly denied considering attacking the Kentucky senator’s personal appearance. A source told the outlet that Trump was ultimately convinced by his advisers to remove the statement. “There was also a lot of repetitive stuff and definitely something about him having too many chins but not enough smarts,” the source told Politico. (RELATED: ‘Holy War’: Doug Jones Says Mitch McConnell Was Trying To Distance Trump From GOP) Though McConnell ultimately voted against convicting Trump on the impeachment charge of incitement to insurrection, he issued a scathing rebuke of the former president on the Senate floor, accusing Trump of evading responsibility and using his voters as “a human shield.” ...
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READ: Transcript of Trump phone call with Georgia secretary of state
President Trump Donald Trump Biden to sign executive order aimed at increasing voting access Albany Times Union editorial board calls for Cuomo's resignation Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout MORE on Saturday called Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), and for more than an hour sought to persuade him that there is evidence of election fraud in the Peach State. The Hill has independently confirmed the below transcript of the call, based on audio released by The Washington Post . This transcript has been edited to remove the name of an election worker that the president in the call accused without evidence of fraud. ADVERTISEMENT Read the full transcript below: Meadows: OK. Alright. Mr. President, everybody is on the line. This is Mark Meadows Mark Meadows Trump attacks Karl Rove: 'A pompous fool with bad advice' How scientists saved Trump's FDA from politics Liberals howl after Democrats cave on witnesses MORE , the chief of staff. Just so we all are aware. On the line is secretary of state and two other individuals. Jordan and Mr. Germany with him. You also have the attorneys that represent the president, Kurt and Alex and Cleta Mitchell — who is not the attorney of record but has been involved — myself and then the president. So Mr. President, I’ll turn it over to you. Trump: Okay, thank you very much. Hello Brad and Ryan and everybody. We appreciate the time and the call. So we’ve spent a lot of time on this, and if we could just go over some of the numbers, I think it’s pretty clear that we won. We won very substantially in Georgia. You even see it by rally size, frankly. We’d be getting 25-30,000 people a rally, and the competition would get less than 100 people. And it never made sense. But we have a number of things. We have at least 2 or 3 — anywhere from 250 to 300,000 ballots were dropped mysteriously into the rolls. Much of that had ...
Trump, Kim Exchange Summit Commitments
SINGAPORE - In an agreement signed Tuesday in Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” while U.S. President Donald Trump “committed to provide security guarantees” to North Korea. WATCH: William Gallo's report from Singapore Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Download File 360p | 7 MB 360p | 10 MB Original | 10 MB Embed Copy The document also calls for the two countries to jointly work on efforts to build a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, to establish new U.S.-North Korea relations and to recover the remains of prisoners of war and military members missing in action. The two sides also promised to hold follow-up negotiations. “We’re going to denuke North Korea,” Trump told VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren. He also said neither side issued ultimatums and that the agreement Tuesday was the result of months of negotiations. “You know that could have ended in a war, that could have ended with many millions of people — you know North Korea very well, Seoul has 28 million people, that could have ended with millions of people dead but we ended with a deal,” he said. #TrumpKimSummit Signing Ceremony #SingaporeSummit pic.twitter.com/3suwNPzqQa — The Voice of America (@VOANews) June 12, 2018 Trump also told VOA that U.S. troops stationed in South Korea will remain in place, but announced one concession long-sought by North Korea. "We are going to get out of the war games that cost so much money," he said. Trump said at later news conference that existing U.S. sanctions will remain in place until North Korean nuclear weapons "are no longer a factor." As for verification, Trump said he and Kim discussed the issue and that monitoring denuclearization efforts would be achieved “by having a lot of people ...
Georgia DA investigating Trump taps racketeering expert for probe: report
The Fulton County district attorney is investigating former President Trump Donald Trump Biden to sign executive order aimed at increasing voting access Albany Times Union editorial board calls for Cuomo's resignation Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout MORE and has enlisted the help of a racketeering expert for the job, sources told Reuters. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has hired John Floyd, an expert in racketeering cases, to help with her investigation into Trump’s calls during the counting of Georgia votes during the 2020 election. Trump is being investigated after his call with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), during which he told the secretary to “find” the votes to help him win the state. ADVERTISEMENT The source told Reuters that Floyd will “help as needed” during the Trump investigation when issues of racketeering are brought up. The criminality of the call has been up for debate as Democratic lawmakers have been calling for an investigation since January. Willis will be investigating charges of “solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering,” Reuters reported. Willis wants to determine if Trump, and others associated with the pressure put on Georgia, broke the law and will be looking at securing subpoenas for evidence. Willis said in February that she will also be investigating Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham Sunday shows preview: Manchin makes the rounds after pivotal role in coronavirus relief debate Georgia DA investigating Trump taps racketeering expert for probe: report GOP votes in unison against COVID-19 relief bill MORE ’s (R-S.C.) calls with the secretary. Graham’s spokesperson responded to the investigation saying Graham “never asked the Secretary of State to ...
Biden nominates female generals whose promotions were reportedly delayed under Trump
President Biden Joe Biden Biden to sign executive order aimed at increasing voting access Myanmar military conducts violent night raids Confidence in coronavirus vaccines has grown with majority now saying they want it MORE nominated two female generals for promotions on Saturday, months after former President Trump Donald Trump Biden to sign executive order aimed at increasing voting access Albany Times Union editorial board calls for Cuomo's resignation Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout MORE ’s Pentagon officials reportedly delayed recommending they be promoted out of a concern the former president would reject them because they are women. The Pentagon issued two announcements declaring that Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson will take on new assignments to four-star commands if approved by the Senate as expected. Van Ovost will lead the Transportation Command, which manages the military’s global transportation network. ADVERTISEMENT Richardson is slated to move up from commanding general of the U.S. Army North in Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to become the head of the Southern Command that handles military activities in Latin America. The only female four-star general in the U.S. military currently serves as the commander of the Air Force’s Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Today, @SecDef announced that @POTUS has made the following nominations: — John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) March 6, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost for appointment to the grade of general, and assignment as commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. — John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) March 6, 2021 The Department of Defense’s (DOD) announcement comes after The New York Times reported last month that former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper ...
